tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post2969138882887374674..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Why North Korea is NOT a MonarchyMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-27528347091647648592019-07-24T06:42:34.294-05:002019-07-24T06:42:34.294-05:00I often wonder how North Koreans feel about their ...I often wonder how North Koreans feel about their country, government, leader, and the kinds of things we read about them on the <a href="https://scooptrend.com" rel="nofollow">news</a>.The Paraklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897737695320817858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-81237398551437623032018-12-05T05:05:22.213-06:002018-12-05T05:05:22.213-06:00I have a morbid fascination with the DPRK. Whether...I have a morbid fascination with the DPRK. Whether or not it fits the definition of an "absolute monarchy" is not that important it's just mere semantics What's more intriguing is the quasi-religious component involved the juche "philosophy" set by Kim Sung as a guiding principle for this new experiment of government. Juche is nonsensical and gobbledygook, it is forever changing to meet whatever needs to fit the official State's story for the moment and is beyond blasphemous to even question, even though it was specifically designed to never be understood. There is an almost Christian Nativity recreated for the Kim Dynasty that involves sacred mountains, double rainbows, wild animals making a Manger-like pilgrimage to honor the new born Kim Sung, a miraculous warming in the dead of winter and a growing young Kim who shows Messianic qualities. Kim Sung as the President would make his famous on-the-spot inspections of every art craft and industry in the nation and offer pearls of "wisdom" to his silly subjects who breathlessly awaited to be talked to like children.<br />I think the DPRK is a quasi-Theological Dictatorship. Thoughts��? Keldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195819984303242807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-91624502165923127572017-10-30T02:53:04.570-05:002017-10-30T02:53:04.570-05:00One does wonder if, given ample time to establish ...One does wonder if, given ample time to establish new "traditions", the rulers in North Korea mightn't progress to something really resembling monarchy.Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877660877948843323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-14647695997559004452017-08-16T14:24:42.970-05:002017-08-16T14:24:42.970-05:00No, because they in fact harm other actual monarch...No, because they in fact harm other actual monarchies. People say North Korea is a monarchy, which although false allows them to discredit real monarchies by saying they're the sameAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220370438302441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-42113998642070920292017-08-14T10:27:19.240-05:002017-08-14T10:27:19.240-05:00I think having a pseudo-wannabe monarchy is far be...I think having a pseudo-wannabe monarchy is far better than having no monarchy at all. Trust me, living in a republic without monarch is very lame. I would kill to have a very capable "monarch" as my ruler.<br /><br />-North Korea at least have an "absolute monarchy" under the Kims.<br />-The U.S. have Donald Trump as its God-Emperor.<br />-Russia have Putin as its Tsar.<br />-Turkey have Erdogan as its Sultan.<br />-Singapore have the Lees as its prince.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896743040743242505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-12664317094166269012017-08-11T06:37:32.355-05:002017-08-11T06:37:32.355-05:00Words like "necrocracy" and "thanat...Words like "necrocracy" and "thanatocracy" have been used to describe North Korea's political system. Succession to the highest office within a nation, on the other hand, is more reminiscent of monarchy.Laetitiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653510840377409862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-23207740382528483462017-08-11T00:07:47.693-05:002017-08-11T00:07:47.693-05:00Isn't calling North Korea a monarchy like sayi...Isn't calling North Korea a monarchy like saying rape is the same thing as an arranged marriage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549314402382194719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22265247223458202262017-08-10T13:34:49.291-05:002017-08-10T13:34:49.291-05:00Well said. I was stationed at Osan AB in the Repu...Well said. I was stationed at Osan AB in the Republic of South Korea during the year of 1976. As we all know, there is no state of peace with North Korea, it is merely a "cessation of hostilities." Well, that is the biggest lie Pyongyang tells at any rate. They perpetuate continual hostilities every year against both South Korea and the USA. Now, I am not in favour of Trump's off-the-wall rantings; but, North Korea is a serious threat. Two US Army officers were brutally murdered at Panmunjom in 1976 for no reason by North Korean troops. I will always remember this. We (USA) lost a lot of "face" to the South Koreans by not responding adequately.Julia Erganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com